Florida International University Office to Advance Women, Equity, and Diversity (AWED). Mission: FIU AWED aims to achieve and sustain faculty equity and diversity as an essential element of academic success. AWED develops a wide range of programs to promote faculty equity, diversity, and inclusion. Programs include: - Award-Winning Bystander Leadership Program (BLP) - Strategies and Tactics for Recruitment to Increase Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) - Faculty Mentoring Program - Women Faculty Leadership Institute - AWED Theatre - Diversity Advocates - ADVANCE Florida Network - and more